, 1887-06-09

Food and Clothing. In the War Period
In the Southern States, were Difficult |
to Get-The Mother of Invention Piled
Her wits.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 10.
One Of the most curious features Of the
late war IN the south was the variety
of expedients to which the people re-
sorted to supply those wants which be-
came pressing. Not until communication
with "the NORTH" had been cut Off did the
people recognize the fact, and fully realize it,
that the south had been actually dependent
upon the northern manufacturer for hun.
dreds of articles in daily use. Factories were
few, and these in the main made only the
commoner kinds Of tobacco and cotton cloths.
Every article found In a store In 1861 was
sure to be of northern manufacture, and with
that always higher appreciation Of other
peoples handiwork or talents, was held In
higher esteem than anything home made.
Each Christmas, in those days, shoes were
| given the negroes. A common question was,
"Who made dem shoesl" "Dey wasn't made"
would be the reply; "dey come outen dc
store" BY the close of 1861 home made goods
came into use, mainly from pure necessity.
| The latter being the mother of invention, it
speedily followed that In North Carolina in
ventors and clever inventions became quickly
numerous and varied Salt, shoes, clothing
and hats were prime necessities. The demand
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suppiymS .ue uen'o'i a' ni''' .houen ia'es
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sal., "nien eno az n,s' sou ior 80,
rose '" Soy III Solu, anu even tneli ,,
IL was prlVnege 70 ootain IL. many iainiiies
III tle ili'eiior ii'aue @ ss,'. lro,, .ne eat. II,
the,r s'ioNe houses. inis eir,h nau saeheIeo
III Vuo vou,ee Vi years hiucn s"i' iioii 'ue
n'ea's whicn were s'nokeu III sucn houses III
'hose uuys' ~ was Jug up anu ieecneu III
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were largely useu ihe country weaver VINO
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oo' wa" " S, N " $40.
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vi .ne" o"i "'', .no'. ne e"'O'e to'
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was "iaoo o' 'ie 'esu'a' '''nei'es' 90 very
r urse". anu eons.,l. "us ,ue uelii'ho ioi
shoes 'iiao frequently .le niues were not al
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t onoe'e,s men couU" hot res'se ohe 'eh'p1".,o
z Oh sucn sa'uie' anu instances were Ire
v queno where 'ue o"her' na'n,s lei' ms "ors
o s'iu'le,' ana p'eu W Pos', re.,rieo 10 iui
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- curreu eYeii ou.siue vi ehurehes no nap !,
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